n.

1. 學習；研究；調查[U][P1]
   The plan is under study.

   那個計畫正在研究中。

   He has made great progress in his English studies.

   他在學習英文方面進步很多。

2. 研究論文，專題論文[C]
   She wrote a study of Shakespeare.

   她寫了一篇有關莎士比亞的論文。

3. 學科；學問[C]
   Bioengineering is a new study.

   生物工程學是一門新的學問。

4. 課題，研究對象[C]
5. 書房[C]
   Mr. Smith is reading in his study.

   史密斯先生在書房內看書。

6. 【畫】習作；試畫[C]
7. 【音】練習曲[C]

vt.

1. 學習；研究
   For a year he studied Chinese with me.

   他跟我學了一年中文。

2. 細看，細察
   I studied him closely.

   我仔細地看了看他。

3. 仔細考慮
   We need time to study a suitable answer.

   我們需要時間去考慮一個適當的答覆。

   They studied the question carefully before they made the decision.

   他們認真研究了這一問題，然後才作出決定。

vi.

1. 學習，用功
   My daughter often studies late into the night.

   我女兒常常讀書到深夜。

2. 努力

n.

1. the devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge, especially from books.
   ▸ (studies) work done by a person to acquire knowledge.
   ▸ (studies) used in the title of an academic subject:

   a course in transport studies.
2. a detailed investigation and analysis of a subject or situation.
   ▸archaic a thing that is or deserves to be investigated.
3. a room for reading, writing, or academic work.
4. a piece of work, especially a drawing, done for practice or as an experiment.
   ▸a musical composition designed to develop a player's technical skill.
5. (a study in) a good example of (a quality or emotion):
   he perched on the bed, a study in misery.
6. theatrical slang a person who memorizes a role at a specified speed. See also quick study.

v.

1. acquire knowledge about.
   ▸make a study of.
   ▸apply oneself to study.
   ▸ (study up) US learn intensively about something, especially in preparation for a test.
   ▸(of an actor) try to learn (the words of one's role).
2. look at closely in order to observe or read.
3. [as adj. studied] done with deliberate and careful effort.